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Calmer in 12345 exercise. How are we today? I'm going to be talking today about what we can do if we become overwhelmed in one capacity or another. This exercise technique is a grounding method. I'm going to share a technique I have known for many years. Through some of the traumatic experiences in my life, I have grown and evolved. I have grown even more because I have a passion to learn. I also have grown because I had help. If it wasn't for a thankful few I'd be somewhere very different. This is me paying it forward. So, today I'd like to start with awareness. Part of keeping our bodies healthy is becoming more acquainted with ourselves. How many of you are in tune with your bodies? I'm still learning mine. I have practiced for many years to get to a point of automatic awareness. Being present in the moment and in the now. I'd like to share an exercise with you today. Discover a simple grounding technique to help when emotions run high and thoughts become too overwhelming. I encourage every human being to learn about this technique. If not for yourself personally how about learning it for those closest to you? Being overwhelmed with emotions and anxious thoughts can happen to all of us. The post today focuses on an exercise that I use quite often. The 54321 grounding method can easily be applied to your coping skillset. This exercise is catered to everyone. Every one of us can benefit from knowing how to help ourselves or others when we need it. Even when we are alone by ourselves we can still come to our own rescue if we practice awareness. I am not a doctor. I am not a psychologist. I do not claim to have any degree or Educational Classes. I'm just a curious person who wants to be in tune with myself. I was shown through therapy sessions. When we’re consumed with worry, stress, and anxiety, it’s our thoughts that race. A human mind is a marvelous machine, it can conjure up a whole universe of possible scenarios, terrifying outcomes, fears, and “what ifs.” But, most of this “thought traffic” inhabits either the past or the future – not the present. For those who do not know my life story. I am a victim. I still go to therapy. I focus on being in the moment and trying to always live in the present. We cannot control the past or the future. All we can control is the present. Right now. My trauma has caused certain 'fears' that I struggle with on a lifelong journey. There is beauty in the 54321 grounding technique. The beauty is that you practice it anywhere-any time - and always right now. In this lifestyle, we do a lot with our minds and body. don't we? We deal with aftercare limits and trust. We have several techniques for coping physically. Why shouldn't there be something for mental care? The Body Lives In The Present. Why shouldn't we live there too? In my 20's I learned the art to listen. Before I learned to listen I was overwhelmed with passive aggressiveness. The doubt in myself. The fleeting thoughts of failure. The trauma from the attack. The nightmares and sleepless nights. It wasn't until I learned to live in the present and after carefully Learning how to recenter myself so that my mind wasn't on constant alert did I learn to calm down. They say one of the only ways to reconnect with your present self: is through the body. If you haven't guessed by now the body lives in the present. Your physical body can only be in one place at one time. In this case, it's the here and now. So let's begin. How To Anchor Yourself With The 54321 Grounding Method The instructions are simple. yet powerful. Don't take my word for it, discover it yourself. There is always a boat. You are to imagine yourself on that boat. Place yourself there. Feel the rocky and out-of-control boat? Now imagine the boat getting calmer. Imagine you reaching up and taking hold of the boat to stop all your rocking. Focus your mind. Stop the waves. Stop the current and then finally be still. Now for people like me or even just me. I had an issue with my boat. I could only imagine the dingy boats and all that water capsizing it. I assure you though this boat is just perfect for your needs so imagine a yacht if you need to. If you have issues look up 54321 grounding technique. The grounding is as follows. This is where your awareness comes into play. Become Aware Of 1 Thing You Can taste. We can taste the sweat on our lips. Notice 2 Things You Can Smell. Are you outdoors? Can you smell the air or the streets? Acknowledge 3 Things You Can Hear. Do you hear others talking perhaps or music? Become Aware Of 4 Things You Can Touch. can the fingers caress lips? Look For 5 Things You Can See. What do you see? If you do not have these five senses like myself the technique can be catered for just you. No matter where our mind takes us we are still in the present. The now. The grounding technique is for everybody. The idea and practices are to pull anxious mental energy back into the body, grounding and calming it so that we can release stress and focus again, in the here and now. If you find yourself overwhelmed for whatever reason practice this technique. I encourage you to look it up and research how it works and why it's successful. I have PTSD flashbacks. Breath can be a strong anchor to pull yourself back into the present moment. If you don't do it for yourself do it for the one you care for. Breath play helped me in a lot of ways. Perhaps I'll talk about it, sometime. That's all we have today in this post. Do you have a story you would like to share? or a question on this specific comment. Reach out. If you find you are overwhelmed or struggling there are 24 hr helplines. As per the rule. Play nice.  Verily Bree |
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